Jamie Carragher: Spitting and suspension from Sky

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Go to bed and stop embarrassing yourself.

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Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I blame Suarez and his introducing Merseyside to different cultures, greetings and terms of endearment. Maybe in some cultures spitting on kids is a greeting.

Seeing as you went there. It is actually a sign of approval.

Spits and nasal discharged are really interesting as depending
For example most here would find it repugnant for someone to blow their noses directly their pavement while walking. The same people who find that acceptable could not fathom why you'd blow your nose into a handkerchief and then place that hanky into your pocket - to them that is disgusting!

Disgust is largely a cultural thing.

In Carraghers culture spitting is revolting - and the key thing is he damn well knew this!

garra wrote: »

Morrissey would love to meet a hot-headed knacker like Carra

Don't bring greatness into this conversation! Lol!

Turtwig wrote: »

Seeing as you went there. It is actually a sign of approval.

Spits and nasal discharged are really interesting as depending
For example most here would find it repugnant for someone to blow their noses directly their pavement while walking. The same people who find that acceptable could not fathom why you'd blow your nose into a handkerchief and then place that hanky into your pocket - to them that is disgusting!

Disgust is largely a cultural thing.

In Carraghers culture spitting is revolting - and the key thing is he damn well knew this!

I blow my nose into my hands and pat people on the back.

My post was in jest,we won't go any further down that road.

The Lucas Neill challenge was brought up in an earlier post.Carragher said he'd rather be spat at than have a leg breaker of a challenge on him when doing an article on the Evans/Cisse incident,he went on to call spitting at anyone "disgusting and vile". Years later,he spits at a kid.

Why even try defend it, he's a scumbag for doing it.

I posted this in the United thread.

https://twitter.com/_AndyHa/status/972956261695279104

M!Ck^ wrote: »

It's a shame though. Neville and Carragher was decent enough entertainment all the same even if 50% of the time they ramble alot.
Sky will roll in someone else I suspect but they lose that bit appeal to the majority fanbase that is Utd & Liverpool.

Carragher putting Souness in his box was a thing of beauty.

Carragher was a player not really known for his technique and befitting that his spray of phlegmatic spew seems rather argicultural in delivery.

I'd say if it had been the likes of Messi or the original Ronaldo, back in his pomp, you'd wonder if they'd finesse the spray right down the throat of the aggravating motorist with precision.

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Ah its grand Jamie Redknapp can take his place!


Oh god........

His analysis of the incident.

"And it's an early shower for you young one".

He spat as a sign of disrespect to the idiot harassing him. He did not walk up to a 14 year old and spit in her face.
And I doubt it hit her face. Larger pieces blew past in wind, and by the laws of physics the smaller pieces could not have hit her. Video shows it all blowing by 1 foot from Carragher, must have been 10-12 feet to other car and in a head wind. Simply not possible to hit her, he's not Superman. Great story though that it hit her.
Not defending him, but no way he hit her.

How Soon Is Now wrote: »

Ah its grand Jamie Redknapp can take his place!


Oh god........

Keys and Grays partner in crime who somehow wiggled out of it.

It’s sad but not surprising to see fans of a certain team in here foaming at the mouth (pun very much intended) at what Carragher did. It was the height of scumbaggery without a doubt, but there’s a vocal majority using the incident to score points over another set of fans, and that’s just a little bit desperate.

Keep at it anyway lads, not like you’ve ever defended players who assaulted fans. Sure one of ye is even named after such a man. :rolleyes:

I know people are giving out about this thread being opened an all, but where are we supposed to discuss it? It’s not relevant to the superthreads, if you go by allegiance it would probably need to be discussed in the Liverpool thread, but would ye be happy with that?

Maybe close this up and use the General PL thread? But that’s more for matches and the like.. it’s a breaking news story with one of the main sports presenters at the centre of it. Of course it’s going to be discussed at length and imo it’s better keeping it allyo one thread.

astradave wrote: »

I know people are giving out about this thread being opened an all, but where are we supposed todiscuss it? It’s not relevant to the superthreads, if you go by allegiance it would probably need to be discussed in the Liverpool thread, but would ye be happy with that?

Maybe close this up and use the General PL thread? But that’s more for matches and the like.. it’s a breaking news story with one of the main sports presenters at the centre of it. Of course it’s going to be discussed at length and imo it’s better keeping it allyo one thread.

I agree, absolutely it should be discussed in here, it’s just that some people are using it as an opportunity to take shots at another team rather than simply condemn Jamie Carragher. Not many Liverpool fans had too much respect for him as a person before this, there isn’t (or shouldn’t) be anyone defending what he did.

martyos121 wrote: »

I agree, absolutely it should be discussed in here, it’s just that some people are using it as an opportunity to take shots at another team rather than simply condemn Jamie Carragher. Not many Liverpool fans had too much respect for him as a person before this, there isn’t (or shouldn’t) be anyone defending what he did.

Which people are using it as an opportunity to take shots at Liverpool?

What Carragher did was idiotic and scummy. He is not a Liverpool player, he is not a Liverpool coach (that I am aware of) He is an ex pro, analyst for Sky. Sky being Sky they will probably ditch him or at least give him a nice long summer holiday for this.

The only people posting idiotic ****e are the likes of munster who is attempting to turn this into a witch hunt/faux outrage piece of **** fantasy with an us v them mentality. It doesn't matter one bit which team you support, everybody is able to critically look at that video and say Carragher was wrong for what he did.

Rather then deflect or try to mitigate it, wouldn't it be much simpler to take it as read that the father is an idiot, the daughter is unfortunately caught up in the video because of her asshole father and unanimously agree that Jamie Carragher, not Liverpool football club was incredibly stupid and disgusting?

Some people have been making a show of themselves alright, but I would be interested to see who has been using it to take a pop at a club rather then an individual.

StringerBell wrote: »

Which people are using it as an opportunity to take shots at Liverpool?

Your question answered:

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Waterproof t shirts being printed on Merseyside as we speak.

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

He's a toffee now. They've disowned him.

Will I Am Not wrote: »

Some Liverpool fans making a show of themselves here. Can’t say I’m surprised given what I’ve read on this forum over the years.

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

I blame Suarez and his introducing Merseyside to different cultures, greetings and terms of endearment. Maybe in some cultures spitting on kids is a greeting.

Cantona's Collars wrote: »

Remember El Hadji Diouf spitting at Celtic fans when playing for Liverpool. Just a little something for those who like dragging up the past.;)

I apologise for miswording it though, turns out it’s mainly the one poster at it. Even funnier when he’s chosen his username in tribute to a player who has history abusing fans. The irony is lost on him I imagine.

So there’s the evidence you were after. I can predict how things will go from here in relation to my post, so I’m waiting to see that materialise, be back in the morning for a look. It’ll involve the word “obsessed” and a lot of thanking.

As for the rest of your post, I agree with a couple of paragraphs. The one immediately following your question and the penultimate one. What he did was scummy, Sky should rightly let him go and nobody should deflect the attention from that (I’m merely raising a point in addition to it). An incident like this brings out the worst in a lot of people, from all sets of fans to be clear, and it came at a really bad time for the soccer forum with the match on Saturday. The bitterness between the two clubs involved in that match seems to have peaked with this and hopefully it can only improve from this point forward.

Just a disclaimer, I’m not saying I’m not involved or completely innocent in any of that, just that I hope it deflates soon.

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Some of the responses in this thread are pathetic and embarrassing tbh.

Far too much "It was wrong but..."

Just omit the last word and leave it at that.

Everything should be taken in context. Is it fair that because Carragher is famous someone can act the b****x, drive dangerously, incite a reaction, tape it, edit it whatever way they like, publish it, purposely try to destroy a person and then we can only discuss what the famous person did wrong?

Yeah I know Carragher was an idiot and the red mist descended. I don’t know how I would react, although I know I wouldn’t spit because it’s not my habit to even spit on the ground so if I tried to spit at someone I’m sure it’d end up on my jumper. I’d probably get the licence plate and decide what to do after, probably report it to the police.

But even as bad as spitting is, the other guy is far lower in my estimation, not because of the goading exactly, but because he’s an instigator and a rat.

Hopefully he gets what he deserves out of it. Away from the Sky studios where I’m sure he’s kept well in check it doesn’t take long for the true ‘Carra’ to show his face.